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Wisconsin MPAD weathers Ike at Gitmo
September 16, 2008
Wisconsin Army National Guardsmen Army Spec. Erica Isaacson and Army Spec. Cody Black, who are deployed here to support the detention mission of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, lift and move a piece of roof which was blown off of a sea hut by Hurricane Ike in the JTF's Camp America here, Sept. 9, 2008. Ike struck the island of Cuba the night of Sept. 7, 2008 and caused U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to participate in a base wide Condition of Readiness 1, closing all facilities and keeping non-essential Troopers in their homes. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detained enemy combatants, including those convicted by military commission and those ordered released. JTF Guantanamo conducts intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination for the protection of detainees and personnel working in JTF Guantanamo facilities and in support of the Global War on Terror. JTF Guantanamo provides support to the Office of Military Commissions, to law enforcement and to war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo conducts planning for and on order responds to Caribbean mass migration operations.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
September 16, 2008
Pennsylvania Air National Guard members in their KC-135 after refueling a flight of Pennsylvania ANG A-10s who provided close air support for Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan.
Guard hauls nearly 2,500 to safe havens
September 16, 2008
Louisiana Army National Guardsmen from the 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company in Marrero, La., bring residents of Hackberry, La., to dry land after the small town in the southwest portion of the state received massive flooding caused by Hurricane Ike. Soldiers from the company have been assigned to the area to offer assistance to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in search and rescue missions.
Airmen, Soldiers aid people affected by Hurricane Ike
September 16, 2008
Joint responders assist people from five-ton vehicles at a local high school in Galveston, Texas, before being be bused to San Antonio.
GWOT Milestone Reached in Aircraft Named for 9/11
September 16, 2008
Pilots Maj. Beth Jones (left) and Maj. Kevin Parrish, 7th Expeditionary Air Combat and Control Squadron Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System crew members, prepare to take-off on a mission over Iraq on Sept. 1, 2008. This flight marks the 116th Air Control Wing's JSTARS 40,000 combat hours supporting the Global War on Terror. The E-8C JSTARS is an airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, and reconnaissance platform.
Religious support teams provide hope after Ike
September 15, 2008
National Guard major has hand in rescuing own family
September 15, 2008
Texas Guardsmen Focus on Rescue Missions in Ike's Wake
September 15, 2008
Isolated island kicks off Vigilant Guard Guam homeland security exercise
September 15, 2008
Maj. Gen. Donald Goldhorn, the adjutant general of Guam, speaks with combined working group representatives from local, federal, military and civilian agencies at the Guam National Guard Barrigada Complex Sept. 12 in the opening tabletop exercise of Vigilant Guard Guam. Vigilant Guard Guam is a multi-day National Guard homeland defense series of exercises designed to enhance the Guard's capabilities and abilities to support to civil authorities in an emergency.
129th rescuers continue the search for Hurricane Ike victims
September 15, 2008
Joint Task Force 129 pararescuemen rescue a hurricane victim in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 13. The JTF 129 crews rescued a total of 10 civilians and pets stranded in the Galveston area.
Kentucky Air Guard special ops troops deploy for hurricane relief
September 15, 2008
Members of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare radio, navigagtion and rescue gear for deployment to coastal Texas on Sept. 13. About 25 of the unit's pararescuemen, combat controllers and support troops will conduct rescue and relief operations around Houston and Galveston in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
Rescues continue in small town of Hackberry, LA
September 15, 2008
Sgt. Angela Fry, member of 528th Engineer Battalion headquartered in Monroe, La., rejoices with her Aunt, Beverly Goodwich of Hackberry, La. Members of Fry's family were rescued on Sept. 13 by the joint efforts of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Calcasieu Sheriff's Department, 225th Engineer Brigade and 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team after Hurricane Ike flooded the isolated southwestern Louisiana community.
Louisiana Guardsmen answer the call as Ike slams the coast
September 15, 2008
Louisiana National Guardsman, 1st Sgt. Gary Burchfield of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment helps residents of Lake Charles, La., move a tree out of the road. Hurricane Ike's winds caused trees to uproot and flooding all around the Lake Charles area.
National Guard rescues three households in Hackberry
September 15, 2008
Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Griffin of the Louisiana National Guard leads a group of stranded citizens to National Guard helicopters who then transport them from Hackberry, La., to the Million Air hangar at Chennault Airport in Lake Charles. From there Wildlife and Fisheries agents assisted them in making contact with friends and relatives who could pick them up.
National Guard patrols Grand Isle waters
September 15, 2008
1st Sgt. Kevin Giroir and Spc. Christopher Cuzzort with the Louisiana National Guard's 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion cruise the north shore of Grand Isle in an MK-2 Bridge Erection Boat during presence patrol missions. The company was put on mission after reports of theft on the island after Hurricane Gustav.
National Guard begins recovery phase after Hurricane Ike
September 15, 2008
Homeland Defense Secretary Chertoff discusses military coordination with Texas Air Guard and Texas Coast Guard commanders. Hurricane IKE slammed Texas with more than 110 mph winds creating a path of destruction from Galveston, Texas, through Houston and points farther north.
Airmen, soldiers aid people affected by Hurricane Ike
September 15, 2008
Joint responders assist people from five-ton vehicles at a local high school in Galveston, Texas, before being be bused to San Antonio.
Vigilant Guard tabletop exercises join response experts in Guam
September 15, 2008
Working group representatives from local, federal, military and civilian agencies join in Vigilant Guard's initial, regional tabletop exercise at the Guam National Guard Barrigada Complex Sept. 12. Vigilant Guard Guam is a multiday, National Guard homeland defense series of exercises designed to enhance the Guam Guard and other agencies' capabilities and abilities to join in an emergency.
Mississippi Guard responds to coast flooding
September 12, 2008
States in Ike's path ready, willing, able
September 12, 2008